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Cannonball Festival 2016 – All MTN and Pumptrack

Day 1 of Cannonball 2016 kicked off with the All Mountain Assault in rather chilly conditions. Once the sun went down the riders took to the pump track. Ben Forbes and Claire Whiteman took out the All Mountain Assault. Remy Morton backed up his last years win on the pump track along with Danni Beecroft.

Don't let the sun fool you it was a cool 4 degrees in the morning for the All Mountain Practice
Don’t let the sun fool you it was a cool 4 degrees in the morning for the All Mountain Practice

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SA Enduro Series Rd 2 – Eagle

Hi fives for the rain holding off all day
Hi fives for the rain holding off all day

Self Balancing Scooter
Self Balancing Scooter Sale

The rain threatened all day but lucky it never came The rain threatened all day but lucky it never came[/caption]

Dave West styling it up on his way to taking the win
Dave West styling it up on his way to taking the win
Simon Buzacott Missing out on the win by just a second
Simon Buzacott Missing out on the win by just a second
Dropping into the clouds on the first stage of the day
Dropping into the clouds on the first stage of the day
Sam Walsh with skills, and speed well beyond his years took the win in Under 19's
Sam Walsh with skills, and speed well beyond his years took the win in Under 19’s
Spot the rider
Spot the rider
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Steve Marsh powered his way into 3rd
Curtis Dowdell taking a nap on a rock mid race run
Curtis Dowdell taking a nap on a rock mid race run
Lucas Pitt descending through the fog
Lucas Pitt descending through the fog
Finding the Line through the rocks
Finding the Line through the rocks

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2016 Inside Line Rd 2 – Eagle

Round 2 of the SA state series at Eagle MTB park, what was expected to be a wet race turned out to be a pretty sweet day if you like the cold. The rain over the previous days left the dirt prime for racing, the course was fast and rocky as ever, the track configuration was the ridge line that was seen last year going down into some fast drops before the bridge.

Callum Morrison Qualified fastest after his win in Mt Gambier but was not able to put it together on this occasion for the win. Conor Clancy laid down a heater of a run to take the win over Cody Barker who took his best result ever in 2nd and Simon ‘Buzz’ Buzacott rode his Enduro rig to 3rd pace.

I’ll leave you with my photos to tell the rest of the story.

With heavy rain all week it was expected to be a wet one but thankfully the rain stayed away
With heavy rain all week it was expected to be a wet one but thankfully the rain stayed away
Dropping into a beaut of a day
Dropping into a beaut of a day

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Lucas Eve whipping it into win in 19's
Lucas Eve whipping it into win in 19’s
Downtime before racing got underway
Downtime before racing got underway
Shelly Flood on her way to the win in the womans field
Shelly Flood on her way to the win in the womans field
Luke Reynolds Slid into 5th
Luke Reynolds Slid into 5th
Callum Morrison qualified first but wasn't able to put the run together come finals time
Callum Morrison qualified first but wasn’t able to put the run together come finals time
Simon Buzacott taking the 3rd step on his 160mm rig
Simon Buzacott taking the 3rd step on his 160mm rig
Cody Barker with his best result to date took 2nd
Cody Barker with his best result to date took 2nd
Conor Clancy taking the win with a a time of 1.56, almost 2 seconds ahead of Cody in second
Conor Clancy taking the win with a a time of 1.56, almost 2 seconds ahead of Cody in second
Hauling along the ridge line
Hauling along the ridge line

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Searching for those extra tenths to take the win
Searching for those extra tenths to take the win
Jackson Davis and his rigs
Jackson Davis and his rigs
Loves a bit of back wheel action
Loves a bit of back wheel action

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Railing hard and throwing roost
Railing hard and throwing roost

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See ya at fox in a few weeks time
See ya at fox in a few weeks time

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Pick of the Pics: Fox Creek Enduro

Troy getting ready for a day in the saddle
Troy getting ready for a day in the saddle

Thanks to RF Photographics ( Instagram @rfphotographics or FacebookA�here) we have some more great images to share with you from the National Enduro round at Fox Creek over the weekend. It was a great weekend and we are already keen for the next one!

The weather was great for the first few stages
The weather was great for the first few stages
Knee dragging FTW
Knee dragging FTW
Many came unstuck on this corner
Many came unstuck on this corner
Troy with the "enduro line" across the inside
Troy with the “enduro line” across the inside
Youngster Sam Walsh looked fast all day
Youngster Sam Walsh looked fast all day
Buzz with the creative lines
Buzz with the creative lines
Shelly Flood feet up drifting into the corner
Shelly Flood feet up drifting into the corner

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Jackson Davis looking fresh with his new rig
Jackson Davis looking fresh with his new rig
Connor with the masterclass on switchback shredding
Connor with the masterclass on switchback shredding

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Lucas Pitt on the bottom of stage 3
Lucas Pitt on the bottom of stage 3
The media squad giving the riders a good heckle
The media squad giving the riders a good heckle
Chris Panozzo suffered a flat on stage 2 putting him out of the race for the overall but still shred the rest of the day
Chris Panozzo suffered a flat on stage 2 putting him out of the race for the overall but still shred the rest of the day
#panshotfriday
#panshotfriday
Lurking
Lurking
Buzz on the charge to 3rd
Buzz on the charge to 3rd

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Connor drifting his way through stage 4
Connor drifting his way through stage 4
Ryan De La Rue looked fast all weekend long
Ryan De La Rue looked fast all weekend long

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Jackie Schapel at the top of the final stage
Jackie Schapel at the top of the final stage

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2016 Inside Line Rd 1 – Mt Gambier

Here we are again the first round of the SA state series, what with all the busyness of nationals it certainly doesn’t feel like 6 months since state champs.

The first round takes us south to Mount Gambier. At track walk it looked a relatively untechnical track, fast, smooth and short. As you’ll see in the following photos it would be the complete opposite once 100+ riders hit the track it being so dry it turned super rutted and soft.

Roadtripping down from Adelaide
Roadtripping down from Adelaide

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The dirt was volcanic ash so it stuck to everything and was ankle deep powder
The dirt was volcanic ash so it stuck to everything and was ankle deep powder
To say it was loose would be an understatement. Every run the ruts would be different
To say it was loose would be an understatement. Every run the ruts would be different
If you come off you would look a lot like this
If you come off you would look a lot like this
Taking a face full of dirt for the photo
Taking a face full of dirt for the photo
Throwing whips before the takeoff was too rutted
Throwing whips before the takeoff was too rutted
World cup setup on point
World cup setup on point

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Long weekend away rounds are more than just about racing #allthelads
Long weekend away rounds are more than just about racing #allthelads
The rising sun on raceday
The rising sun on raceday
If you could make a run without putting it down you were on a sick one
If you could make a run without putting it down you were on a sick one
#dustbro not #lightbro
#dustbro not #lightbro
With such a good event this year hopefully we'll be returning in future years to bigger an better tracks
With such a good event this year hopefully we’ll be returning in future years to bigger an better tracks
Swiping right passing time until race runs
Swiping right passing time until race runs
"You gotta ride it like a moto plough into it and swing off the back" - Callum
“You gotta ride it like a moto plough into it and swing off the back” – Callum
U19's winner Callum Dawes
U19’s winner Callum Dawes
Race Time!
Race Time!
Craig yates first race back in a while and takes 5th place
Craig yates first race back in a while and takes 5th place
Hey Darcy Grooby whats 2+2? sliding into 4th today
Hey Darcy Grooby whats 2+2? sliding into 4th today
Luke Reynolds on his way to 3rd place
Luke Reynolds on his way to 3rd place
Conor Clancy seeded fastest but wasn't able to put it together come race time 2nd place for him this weekend.
Conor Clancy seeded fastest but wasn’t able to put it together come race time 2nd place for him this weekend.
The local boy Callum Morrison produced the goods to snag his first elite win.
The local boy Callum Morrison produced the goods to snag his first elite win.

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Grandma Morrison next in line for the Champagne.
Grandma Morrison next in line for the Champagne.
#panshotfriday
#panshotfriday

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Hanging in trees getting them different camera angles
Hanging in trees getting them different camera angles
Good times in Mt Gambier!
Good times in Mt Gambier!

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